Chap. 317.—An ACT to provide for making enumerations to determine the popu-
lation of a town or city, as provided for by section 116 of the Constitution of
Virginia.

Became a law, without the governor’s signature, May 21, 1903.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That when it shall
appear to be necessary for the county, corporation, hustings, or circuit
courts of this Commonwealth, or the judges thereof, or of any one of them,
to determine the exact population of any city, town, or county, or any
part of any of them, located within this State, it shall be lawful for any
one of the said courts, or the judges thereof in vacation, to appoint one
enumerator for every five thousand inhabitants (the number to be esti-
mated by such court or judge), whose duty it shall be, after being first
duly sworn for the purpose by some officer qualified to administer oaths
in this Commonwealth, to procced to take a census of such city, town,
or county, or part thereof, and as soon thereafter as practicable, to return
to such court a report under his or their hands, setting forth the names,
occupation, and age of all the inhabitants residing within the limits of
such city, town, or county at that time. At the foot of such statement
shall be subjoined an oath to the effect that the statement or report con-
tains the names of all of the inhabitants on that day, to the best of his or
their knowledge and belief. The said enumerator shall receive such com-
pensation for his services as the court may think proper, the same to he
paid upon the recommendation of the court out of the treasury of such
city, town, or county, as the case may be.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.